banqueting n 1: eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment) [syn: {feasting}, {banqueting}]
banqueting \banqueting\ n. Eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment). Syn: feasting. [WordNet 1.5]
Banquet \Ban"quet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banqueted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Banqueting}.] To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food; to feast. [1913 Webster] Just in time to banquet The illustrious company assembled there. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]